Competition Overview

UBC-EC comprises five exciting events, each designed to challenge and stimulate the innovative minds of the participants.

Consulting Engineering (March 6th)

The consulting competition presents teams of four with a problem they must solve and present to a client. Considering feasibility, cost, and resources students must work to develop a solution aligned with the client’s goals. The teams will create and deliver a presentation detailing their solution to a panel of judges comprising of industry judges. Taking place on March 6th, this competition is open to students in all years across all engineering disciplines, creating the widest range of student competitors.

This competition is for teams of 3-5 students in any year. You can either register on your own or with a pre-selected group.

Junior Design (March 7th)

Taking place on March 7th, this event is directed towards first and second year students. The competition allows students to build and develop a physical prototype to get hands-on experience with the design process. Teams of four students will be presented with a problem and must collaborate to develop a solution using the provided materials within a time limit. Students will deliver a brief presentation describing the ideas behind their solution to accompany the final product when presenting to judges.

This competition is for teams of 3-5 students in 1st & 2nd year: You can either register on your own or with a pre-selected group.

Senior Design (March 6th and 7th)

Using VEX robotics kits, students are tasked with building physical solutions to real-life problems. Teams of 4 will combine their knowledge of coding languages, mechanical building and problem solving to create a machine capable of being used in the real world. Taking place over the two days of the competition, this category is geared towards students ready to tackle larger and more in depth problems using skills learned in upper year classes.

This competition is designed for teams of 4-5 students in upper years.

Programming (March 6th and 7th)

The Programming competition challenges competitors to create a program which will solve the prescribed problem. Teams of 2 to 4 will have 22 hours to develop a solution and prepare a presentation for the judging panel testing their creativity and innovation.

Innovative Design (March 6th)

The Innovative Design competition requires the teams of 1 to 4 students to present an innovative and viable solution to a problem of their own choosing. The project must assess social, environmental and economic ramifications of implementation. This design must fill a void in society’s needs, and challenges students engineering design abilities.